8、He was a tool pusher essentially, sold drill bits to oil-drilling companies.
翻译为：他其实是一个工具推销者，卖钻头给开采石油的公司。
9、I never think that I 'm doing eight-minute cures on television. But I think that 50 percent of the solution to any problem lies in defining it first. I can be an emotional compass that points them down the path.
这个句子中重点解析的是"cures"与"lies in"的意思，另外 "point……down"是词组吗?
翻译为：我从未想过我在用电视做一个8分钟的治疗。但是我认为任何问题50%的解决方法在于先界定它。我可能是沿着路径指向它们的情感罗盘(指南针)。
cure：名词，治疗。point和后面的down可以认为没有关系，这里不是词组，down这里的意思是"沿着"，相当于along.down the path是介宾结构词组，在句中作points them的补充状语。
建议：不要从语法分析着手来学习英语，因为这样效果很差。最好是提高阅读量，让一切语法变为理所当然的事情，让记忆单词成为阅读时的副产品。
1、 She soon called my attention to the fact that she couldn't work full time and keep house, too.
注意的词语：call attention to(唤起注意)、keep house(当家)
2、 I guess I just took it for granted that a wife was supposed to take care of her kids and husband.
注意的词语：take it for granted：(视为当然)、be supposed to：(应该、被期望)
3、 You've got to get to know them.
注意的词语：have got to do：(必须做……)、get to：(在这里作"开始"的意思)
4、 But maybe I'd better take that back and give her a hand.
注意的词语：take bake：(在这里作"取消"的意思)、give Sb. A hand(抽出空或腾出手帮助某人)
